(Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News) More than 100 people gathered to watch a “beach wrestling” match on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at at the Southeast Alaska State Fair in Haines, Alaska. Entrants paid a small fee to compete and the proceeds went toward new mats for the high school regional tournament in December.

Debra Marshall first fell in love with the Southeast Alaska State Fair 43 summers ago, when she was still living in Juneau and…

Will Steinfeld is a documentary photographer and reporter in Southeast Alaska, formerly in New England.